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--I'm slowly working out the intricacies of tooting whistles. I've found that they're easy to toot on just a few psi of...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by steamer
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by steamer

math problem distance along an arc

I need help with math and geometry theory. I need to know how to calculate the distance along an arc given the start po...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

What is it? Set 275

http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rhvp65
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by rhvp65

Broach for motorcycle gear/brake splined shafts?

Might be making some bespoke arrangements for a motorcycle project, and was wondering if there is an available tool to c...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jtayNOSPAMlor
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by jtayNOSPAMlor

Cut Outs

Mostly my mill has been used for engraving, although I've used it to shape a few custom pieces. Recently I ran into a p...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Trak CNC2 Operation ?

Has anyone here used this controller? Do you have any hints for operation of it? I recently acquired a mill with this c...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cyberzl1
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by cyberzl1

Dump your CAM & get Cimatron

Geeze, stop all the complaining. I can't do this or it should do this or Mastercam should do this, Gibbs cam sucks(true...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by milgil
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by milgil

de Laval turbine

Has anyone ever built a model of a de Laval turbine? I mean one with a real de Laval nozzle, that put out some power. O...
35 comments posted 17yrs
posted by huntres23
35 comments posted 17yrs posted by huntres23

Update 3 on GE Profile Dryer :-(

After what seemed a success yesterday, with the dryer reportedly working, my wife told me that they dried three loads o...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus26567
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus26567

hardened and ground bolt

The saga of making replacement parts for my "no longer supported" pruner continues... The bolt that the shear and hook...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Air Distribution

Most shops I have seen use iron pipe for air, but I was just looking at a couple on-line specs sheets on PVC and it loo...
77 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
77 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam